Bergman, of Park Township, Mich., worries what a Romney administration would mean for same-sex couples. His son is gay. “No advancements in gay rights would take place for the next four years,” he said.

Megan Schmidt

Voting is not about the party to Donna Dreyer — it’s about the person.

“I’m mostly inspired to get rid of Obama,” the 80-year-old retired restaurateur said about why she attended Mitt Romney’s rally in Michigan Tuesday. “I vote for the man who will do the best job. What he stands for is more important, and I think Romney stands for working American families.”

But not everyone shares Dreyer’s upbeat attitude when it comes to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee — as protesters made clear Tuesday afternoon.

Pockets of picketers lined the roads hours before the rally at Holland State Park was set to begin.